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[quote=Anonymous][quote]What players need to understand is that when they are with a club, their tryout is all year long. The 3-day official tryout at the end of the season might make a difference if the coaches are on the fence, but it's not going to make or break either way.

I remember one year I had a player on my B team who absolutely tore it up at tryouts. I mean, based on tryout performed alone, he was making a case to be moved to the A team. Instead, he got cut from the whole program. Why? Because for most of the practices and games the preceeding nine months he acted like he didn't really want to be there. He was lazy, unmotivated, refused to work on his weaknesses (like being 1 footed) despite numerous attempts by the coaching staff. He was also consistently one of the most distracting players in the program - always the one trying to engage in little side conversations while the coach was giving instruction. It really didn't matter what he did over those three days - I already knew he was talented - it just wasn't fair to the rest of the group to keep him on the team.

Take-away from this is that players should be aware they are always being evaluated. What they do before practice, how they behave and apply themselves during practice, coachability, and evidence that they are working on their own away from the team activities.

One last thing I'll add about Akexandria in particular, futsal can provide an additional opportunity for a player from a lower team to impress and maybe earn a chance to move up.[/quote]

DS knows that.  He did futsal, and is a dedicated player who tried hard all year.   However, he is not naturally aggressive, which is needed to be an offensive player.   He had a few goals and many assists during the year, but was best at defense.   I thought he would likely wind up on his same level team because they would want someone more aggressive/versatile.[/quote]

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